,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dce  #aacth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#eajh  ,report ,no4 #aac-ehh  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,july  
#ae1 #bjad ,mr4 ,jeffries 7for himself  
and ,mr4 ,chabot7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary        
,september #ae1 #bjad ,reported with an 
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed   
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,july    
#ae1 #bjad  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish the
 ,law ,school ,clinic ,certification    
,program of the ,united ,states ,patent 
and ,trademark ,office1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,,uspto ,law ,school     
,clinic ,certification ,program  7a7    
,establishment ,the ,law ,school ,clinic
 ,certification ,program of the ,united 
,states ,patent and ,trademark ,office1 

as implemented by the ,office1 is       
established as a program entitled the   
,law ,school ,clinic ,certification     
,program4 ,the ,program shall allow     
students enrolled in a participating law
 school's clinic to practice patent and 
trademark law before the ,office by     
drafting1 filing1 and prosecuting patent
 or trademark applications1 or both1 on 
a pro-bono basis for clients that       
qualify for assistance from the law     
school's clinic4 ,the ,director shall   
establish regulations and procedures for
 application to and participation in the
 ,program4 ,all law schools accredited  
by the ,american ,bar ,association are  
eligible for participation in the       
,program1 and shall be examined for     
acceptance using identical criteria     
established by the ,director4 ,the      
,program shall be in effect for the     
#aj-year period beginning on the date of
 the enactment of this ,act4  7b7       
,report on the program ,the ,director   
shall1 not later than the last day of   

the #b-year period beginning on the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 submit  
to the ,committees on the ,judiciary of 
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,senate a report on the ,program1       
describing the number of law schools and
 law students participating in the      
,program1 the work done through the     
,program1 the benefits of the ,program1 
and any recommendations of the ,director
 for modifications to the ,program4  7c7
 ,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7   
,office ,the term ,office means the     
,united ,states ,patent and ,trademark  
,office4  7#b7 ,program ,the term       
,program means the ,law ,school ,clinic 
,certification ,program established in  
subsection 7a74  7#c7 ,director ,the    
term ,director means the ,under         
,secretary of ,commerce for             
,intellectual ,property and ,director of
 the ,united ,states ,patent and        
,trademark ,office4  ,september #ae1    
#bjad ,reported with an amendment1      
committed to the ,committee of the      

,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed